used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “All together, and we’ll give ’em a song to warm ’em up!”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
BeannounUS /biːn/
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
give encouragement to
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
cheer-leader
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From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
ConquerverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkər/
bring under control by force or authority
From this reading “‘Conquer or die,’ Bean?”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “‘Conquer or die,’ Bean?”
a quad with a square body
From this reading “All together, and we’ll give ’em a song to warm ’em up!”
at any time
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “All together, and we’ll give ’em a song to warm ’em up!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
HURDLEnounUS /ˈhɜːrdəl/
a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
a boy or man
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
Naw
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From this reading “Naw!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “‘Conquer or die,’ Bean?”
Perkins
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From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
any competition
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
Randall
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From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
redoubtableadjectiveUS /riˈdaʊtəbəl/
inspiring fear
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
shouternoun
someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “All together, and we’ll give ’em a song to warm ’em up!”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/
a large gathering of people
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All together, and we’ll give ’em a song to warm ’em up!”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE BIG HURDLE RACE “Come on now, fellows, all together!” cried Bean Perkins, the most redoubtable cheer-leader and shouter that Randall ever numbered among her sons.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “All together, and we’ll give ’em a song to warm ’em up!”
urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “All together, and we’ll give ’em a song to warm ’em up!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
we'll
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From this reading “All together, and we’ll give ’em a song to warm ’em up!”
What'll
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From this reading “What’ll it be?” demanded a lad in the throng that was to urge on the sons of Randall in cheer and chorus.
